ENHG Lecture: The Giant, the Damsel and the Slender Scotch Burnet by Oscar Campbell

TIME: Refreshments from 7:10pm, lecture from 7.30pm

VENUE:  Alyazya 1, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

ABOUT THE LECTURE: In this talk we’ll not only take a look at the conservation ecology of a rare moth from the island of Mull, but also learn about some of the natural history and geology of this beautiful Scottish island, with a little bit of Celtic mythology thrown in as well

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Oscar Campbell, originally a chemistry teacher at the British School Al Khubairat, is the chairman of the Emirates Bird Records Committee. He has carried out original research and published extensively in local, as well as international scientific publications, recording and counting populations of important resident and migratory birds around the UAE. He plans to continue researching and recording rare and endangered bird species such as the Socotra cormorant, of which Abu Dhabi hosts 35 percent of the world’s population. His diligent work in the research of birds has awarded him Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak prize for Natural History in June 2013.